Crew,you and Joe are still missing the point.No one is gonna argue if a jump ball is called when the defender stops the shot.That's the right call in all rulesets.The situation we are talking about is the one where the defender merely TOUCHES the ball,doesn't stop the player from taking a shot or pass in the referee's opinion,and the player then comes down with the ball.That is travelling,and is supported in the rules as such.
There is a clear distinction in the rules about preventing a player from shooting or passing vs.merely touching the ball.
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